Sydney:Australian selectors dashed any faint hopes batsman Darren Lehmann held of regaining a spot in the national side when they included the 35-year-old in a group of six players not offered new contracts for the 2005-06 season.
Perth:A century by Dominic Thornley carried New South Wales to a respectable 305 on the first day of their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield cricket clash with Western Australia in Perth.
Brisbane:South Australian Daniel Cullen showed he is one of Australian cricket's brightest spinning prospects with a five-wicket haul as Queensland powered to a 300-plus run lead in their Sheffield Shield match in Brisbane.
Perth:Western Australia wrapped up a crushing nine-wicket win over rivals Tasmania at the WACA Ground here despite the loss of Australian Test bowler Brad Williams with a knee injury.
Sydney:Chief selector Trevor Hohns has backed the retention of fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz in the face of the imminent return of pace spearhead Glenn McGrath for next month's tour to Zimbabwe.
Kolkata: Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Monday said his team was not daunted either by the prospect of playing in a "hostile environment" at the Eden Gardens or on a pitch that may be conducive to spin bowling.
Kolkata: Restoring their confidence with a resounding victory in the last match, a resurgent India will rely on their batting might as they go into the TVS Cup triangular cricket series final with greater conviction of being able to tame the formidable Australians.
Kolkata: Restoring their confidence with a resounding victory in the last match, a resurgent India will rely on their batting might as they go into the TVS Cup triangular cricket series final with greater conviction of being able to tame the formidable Australians.
Kolkata: Displaying oodles of confidence ahead of the November 18 tri-series tournament final, Australian cricket coach John Buchanan on Friday said that facing either India or New Zealand in the day-night summit clash did not make any difference to his world champion side.
Kolkata: Displaying oodles of confidence ahead of the November 18 tri-series tournament final, Australian cricket coach John Buchanan on Friday said that facing either India or New Zealand in the day-night summit clash did not make any difference to his world champion side.
